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U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class Hercules Soder, an aviation boatswain mate, directs MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, across the flight deck aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 29, 2025. For the first time in the rotation’s history, the MRF-D Marine Air-Ground Task Force's Aviation and Ground Combat Elements embarked aboard a U.S. Navy vessel to extend operational reach and provide flexible, combat-credible options across the Indo-Pacific. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Soder is a native of Hawaii. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara)
| Date Taken: | 08.29.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.07.2025 20:23 |
| Photo ID: | 9297718 |
| VIRIN: | 250829-M-LO454-1151 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 4.25 MB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Web Views: | 12 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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